Comedian James Gregory, ‘the funniest man in America,’ dies at 78

The post – posted on Gregory’s official Facebook – states that James died on Thursday from heart complications.

James got into comedy in the early ’80s, at the age of 36, after years of working as a salesman… and became the first comedian to take the stage at Atlanta’s legendary Punchline club . While he was known as a Southern comedian, he traveled across the country performing shows over the next four decades.

His biggest claim to fame came when he dubbed himself “The Funniest Man in America” ​​in the ’80s… and, later, he took on the URL domain “funniestman.com”, thus consolidating himself in the minds of his fans as the funniest man. .

In fact, it seems like JG wanted to make people laugh for many years…because he had two shows planned in Hoover, Alabama on Friday and Saturday.

Fans can learn even more about him in his upcoming autobiography, “A Bushel of Beans and a Peck of Tomatoes: The Life and Times of ‘The Funniest Man in America,'” scheduled for release in November.

Gregroy is survived by his three nieces and other members of his extended family. He was 78 years old.